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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Dance | |||
| Length | 51:08 | |||
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Dream is the solo debut album of South African kwaito singer Lebo Mathosa. [1] The album was released in 2000, after Mathosa left her role singing with the group Boom Shaka the year before. [1] For Dream, Mathosa won three South African Music Awards for Best Dance Album, Best Dance Single, and Best Female Vocalist. [1]
All tracks are written by Lebo Mathosa, except track 4 written by Mathosa and Simphiwe Dana.
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dream (Intro)" | Mathosa | 0:41 |
| 2. | "Ntozabantu" | Christos Katsaitis, Ignatius Motshwane | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Celebrate" | Katsaitis, Motshwane | 5:21 |
| 4. | "How Can I?" | Katsaitis, Motshwane | 6:00 |
| 5. | "Do Right" | T.R. Faku | 3:45 |
| 6. | "First Time Lalalala" | Mathosa, Otis Fraser | 5:49 |
| 7. | "Spiritual Freedom" | Mathosa, Fraser | 5:55 |
| 8. | "Lord" | Mathosa, Mandla Msomi | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Baby Baby" | Fraser | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Fall in Love with Me" | Faku | 3:50 |
| 11. | "My Love" | Mathosa, Msomi | 6:08 |
| Total length: | 51:08 | ||
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